While material donations are the lifeblood of our organization, funding for many programs and initiatives would not be possible without the help of our incredible community of supporters
600 million tons of construction and demolition (C&D) waste are generated each year, including wood, glass, doors, windows, and fixtures that end up in ground, buried in landfills. Our mission–to support conservation through the reuse of building materials–relies on keeping these materials out of the ground by providing convenient drop off service at our warehouse in Pittsburgh’s East End as well as free pick up of building materials by our donations & logistics department. But what happens when the call comes for bigger jobs? As we prepare to begin a partnership with the City of Pittsburgh pilot program to deconstruct between 20 and 30 city-owned properties slated for demolition, your support will help to offset the expenses, including labor, tools, equipment rental, transportation and administrative work.
Make a one-time or recurring donation with a credit card or a bank account.
Our goal of $25,000 will help us to be prepared for more salvage opportunities as they arise. Not only does deconstruction save a wider variety of items from the waste stream, but it benefits the community by:
CJ’s deconstruction department has worked over the past 20 years as a hands-on, dedicated part of our operation, performing the task of removing doors, trim, flooring, stair parts, cabinets, pretty much anything that can be reused, and salvaging those items from large demolition and rehabilitation projects so that they can be made available in our retail inventory. Through grant funding, this department has grown and adapted in order to handle a larger workload by partnering with various labor resources, job training programs and workforce development organizations like the South Hilltop Men’s Group to utilize additional manpower. Several of CJ’s largest and most impactful deconstruction jobs could not have been completed without the assistance provided by these partnerships.
Organizations like ours are not effective without your support and Pittsburgh isn’t a true community without the work of nonprofits to create jobs, provide essential services, protect our environment and work with vulnerable populations. Your financial donation also helps to support the day to day operation of Construction Junction, makes partnerships like our Goodwill job training program and our deconstruction training with the South Hilltop Men’s Group, as well as help purchase protective equipment to keep our staff, customers and donors safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A financial or stock donation can be reserved for specific purposes if you wish – support job training, or workshops, or you could even sponsor a make-over for our restrooms – or you could sponsor the Steel City Big Pour®!
Attn. Business Manager
Construction Junction
214 N Lexington Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
PNC Bank
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When you shop at CJ, we offer the ability to round up your purchase total. Every time you round up, you help us make an impact through waste diversion, job training, advocacy programs and nonprofit partnerships. Each little bit can help and will have a direct impact for us as a nonprofit.
Gifts of cryptocurrency may be made by contacting our business office for transaction details at billing@cjreuse.org.
Did you know we sell gift cards? For now we sell old school physical gift cards in any amount, available at the store. If you contact us, we can mail them.
(Maybe one day we’ll enter the 21st century and you’ll even be able to purchase them digitally!)
